2545 Miles Later
WARNING: Very long post ahead! We put 2545 miles on our trusty van in 12 days. Since we have lots of time during our sabbatical, we decided to take an extended family vacation this summer and drive farther than our usual three to four hours from home for our vacation. Aaron's a huge history fan, and is especially fascinated by Civil War history. So we decided to knock something off his bucket list of things to see by heading south and following Grant's trail to the Siege of Vicksburg in Mississippi. We prepared by checking out all sorts of library books of various levels about the Siege of Vicksburg so everyone could be read up on their facts and know what they were looking at and hopefully find it more interesting. But before we started our journey, a few days before, Keilah thought it would be a good idea to give herself a manicure and facial with some nail polish Abby left out on the floor. Amazingly, Keilah painted herself while sitting on our carpet and didn'